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MOODS OF THE FALL

 

Translated by Lucas Klein

 

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Jade dew     has withered     the willows in the forest
At Wizard Mountain     and in Wizard Gorge     the air is desolate

Amidst the rivers     waves and rapids     ripple up to the sky
Up at the pass     the wind and clouds     reaching shadows of earth

Clustering chrysanthemums     opening twice     the tears of other days
A single boat     tethered down     a heart for my old yard

Winter clothes     everywhere     rushing rulers and shears
At White Emperor     City on high     the quick rap of washboards at night

 

 

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